CFZ Simple ways we can get better to take the next step

[rambo2]

Score one more touchdown to win a playoff game by 1 point instead of losing by 6.

 

[CouchCoach]

Until this team, starting at the top, changes the sense of entitlement and reward for just being a Cowboy, little changes.

They stunk up the playoff game and were out muscled and out toughed all over the field at home and the owner/GM gets in a huff and heads to the locker room..........to do what?

When the Niners won their first, DeBartolo took all the coaches and players and their wives or girlfriends, but not both, to Hawaii and they built their state-of-the-art practice facility which was used as an enticement to FA's and the message was simple, "this is how we treat our winners".

Because he is a showoff, Booger built the facilities because "this is how we treat our players" and we like to brag a lot. And what have the coaches and players rewarded the fans with for the stadium and facilities? Average to mediocre play yet they are rewarded like champions. Their QB gets more coverage for a slump than two of the best to ever play the game in a MVP race.

The other separation between the Niners and Cowboys was as much as DeBartolo, Policy and Walsh or Seiffert loved their players, it was all about the team first. Just ask Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and Ronnie Lott, stars bigger than any the Cowboys ever had. With the Niners, it was always the whole is greater than the sum of its parts and they planned on having to replace great players, legendary players.

The problem is most of us feel they haven't won anything in over 25 years and the owner's family disagrees, they've been winning all along.

 

[Manster_Mash]

Sell the team to someone else.

 

[DonaldM]

Lmao at sell. Booger said NEVER...he has everyone over a barrel

 

[CowboyRoy]

The 2021 Cowboys were 6-1 after their bye week, then proceeded to go 6-4 the last half and most unfortunately, 0-1 in their lone playoff game last year. Another disappointing year that started with such promise.

Below are some very practical ways the Cowboys need to improve to take the next step toward competing once again for a championship:

• Defend the home field- the Cowboys are a mediocre 58-46 since moving into AT&T stayjum. In the playoffs, we are 3-2 at AT&T since it opened. Playing better at home is good sign of improvement overall.
• Play better on Turkey Day- the Cowboys are 3-7 in their last ten Thanksgiving Day games, all at home. That used to be a real advantage to have that game at home but the Cowboys have squandered it 70% of the time the last decade.
• Get more mental and physical toughness- I was stunned last year by how much our players and coaches whined publicly about officiating. That is a loser mentality. Yes, they got screwed by some calls- happens to everyone. Then they let teams like the broncos and 49ers just physically dominate them at the LOS. Teams that win in the playoffs can overcome adversity. It requires mental toughness to fight through it.
• Less stupid penalties- remember all the stupid pre-snap penalties in the 49er playoff game last year? Randy Gregory’s stupid holding call on 3rd down when the Cowboys had stopped them? More than half of Connor Williams’ league leading holding penalties occurred on 3rd down. Drive killers. You can’t win in the playoffs being stupid.
• Stop the run- if you get dominated by the opposing OL in the running game you have no chance to win in the playoffs. The Cowboys have been an easy team to run on for most of the last decade. At least they have somewhat addressed that in the draft the last two years. We need to see improvement there to get more competitive when it matters most.

Those are just a few. What else?

actually 2 will do the trick

1. Stop penalties
2. Health

 

[CowboyRoy]

I thought get rid of Moore needed it's own subsection.

1) Build the offense to succeed on the ground.

2) Stop paying RB's like it's the '90's.

3) Build up on the defensive side of the ball.

4) Be more aggressive in free agency.

5) Stop paying mediocre talent top money.

They are aggressive in FA.

 

[CouchCoach]

Lmao at sell. Booger said NEVER...he has everyone over a barrel

Would that be a barrel full of cash, a barrel full of monkeys or a barrel heading over the falls?

 

[DonaldM]

Would that be a barrel full of cash, a barrel full of monkeys or a barrel heading over the falls?

Monkeys (us fans) stuffed with cash falling over Niagra.

 

[Verdict]

Yes. I’m all for complaining about refs. Hell, I’ll do it right now. They suck and we’ve been screwed fairly routinely in consistently inconsistent ways.

Players and coaches can’t do it though. It just doesn’t work. It hurts the morale and refs react poorly. (Like they do about most stuff)

Nice post.